Sugar Loaf Mountain (Pao de Acucar) Rio de Janeiro

... it was quite cloudy at the top but we could see the statue and got glimpses of the 360 degree view around Rio of the beaches, Sugar loaf mountain and try and take in the scale of the city. See the photos. Next drove through Santa Teresa district and ...

... to have a pretty full on first day in town, paying silly amounts of money to do the two MUST SEE Rio attractions in one day. Went up Sugar Loaf Mountain, a hill right on the water with a cable car that provides some pretty stunning views back over the ...

... areas, the very bronze and good looking area, the oldies area, the volleyball areas, the locals area, beach fishing area but most people go any where they fancy. Sugar loaf mountain Cooper Out Love Dan & Kat

... never-ending nightlife and shopping opportunities! Nowhere gives you a better understanding of this than from the top of the famous "sugar-loaf mountain". Anna and I emerged white faced from the 2 very-scary cable car rides to the top to ´that view´. Even ...

... overcome with when looking up at this ultimate symbol of Christianity. We paid a visit to another of Rio’s famous landmarks - Sugar Loaf mountain, at arguably the best time of the day, sunset. Although not as spectacular as Corcovado, it allows an ...

... , then that's the only place in the world you really want to be. Did anyone say Bikini! I do of course visit Sugar Loaf Mountain and the statue of Christ the Redeemer on top of Corcovado, but decide I rather sit in Leblon and drink fresh coconut milk or ...

... down Copacabana beach. We ended up walking along here for a good few hours as the views were fantastic, including views of Sugar Loaf Mountain. Sadly, I couldn't stop singing the really gay tune 'Copa, Copa-cabana......' - so gay! I think I need to go ...

... afterall!¨. I didn´t really care, I´d got the the hostel safely. One of the first stops that I chose was Sugar Loaf mountain, a conical hill right at the entrance of Rio´s bay. You need to take a cabel car up to the top, it´s a little pricey (35 Reais) but ...

... we were whisked away by bus through the city. After battling the early morning rush hour traffic we arrived at the bottom of Sugar Loaf mountain. To get to the top you have to take two cable car journeys, first up to Urca mountain and up to Sugar Loaf ...

... along Copacabana beach which in our opinion was nowhere near as nice as Ipanema - but you get a good panorama with Sugar Loaf Mountain in the background. Tired we headed back home for a traditional backpacker meal of noodles! Today we waited and waited ...

... scary!) getting there only to be told that it was too cloudy to go up. Just our luck ... The weather also meant, no Sugar loaf mountain and no paragliding for Gordon. As for nightlife, well one night we went out to check out a few bars, got I.D´D (hello ...

... same - time to lay on the beach for a while. Caught the cable car (well, 2 of them), to Sugar Loaf mountain, that other famous Rio site, to supposedly catch the sunset - except you dont really see the sun going down because of the mountains and haze. ...

... and hell´ just a street apart. On the taxi back to the hotel I saw the full moon over Sugar Loaf mountain and Copacabana beach, it was a beautiful image. Rio is such a vibrant city and a great place to people watch, it seems that no matter what size or ...

... lit dance floor. I don't know how we found the energy to visit the cloud shrouded Christ the Redeemer and the Sugar Loaf Mountain cable car,  but we did - honest! Then suddenly it was time to catch a taxi to Galileo international ...

... swim ). Later that night we went back out to Lappa. Eventually I got around to seeing the sights. I climbed Pao de Acucar or Sugar loaf mountain for the view of perhaps the most stunning city in the world, with views all the way past Copacabana and ...

... further evening escapades will not be high on the list of priorities. We've also visited two other Rio landmarks: Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf Mountain. Chris, as he's now been abbreviated to, was the monumen I had highest expectations for but ...

... the marina. Tuesday was FANTASTIC with a big fat tour round the city (arranged through the hostel). This included Sugar Loaf Mountain, the statue of Christo Redentor, a drive through the Fevelas, seeing the Carnival Straight, The Catedral, the Maracana ...

... modified since, but it still makes visitors feel like they are the very first people reaching the summit of Sugar Loaf Mountain. The views from the top of Copacabana Beach and downtown Rio are amazing. The last huge hill we climbed ...

... of Rio biggest tourist sights.  The sights of course being Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) and Pao de Acucar (Sugar Loaf Mountain).  On the tour bus I met some very humourous Swiss girls and a very entertaining Mexican Cowboy.  ...

... disappointment to us as it was raining so heavily we could hardly see it. I managed to get a photo thru the mist. Sugar Loaf mountain was cool, managed to get a sunny day and the views are amazing. Had a walk up and down Ipanema beach whilst "the ...